Special Weather Statement
Status
Issued Active alertStart Time
Sat 10/04/2025 04:04 PM EDTEnd Time
Sun 10/05/2025 04:00 AM EDTImpacts
Informational
Locations Affected
Chicago, IL ∙ Rockford, IL ∙ Naperville, IL ∙ Aurora, IL ∙ Joliet, IL ∙ Elgin, IL ∙ Waukegan, IL ∙ Cicero, IL ∙ Schaumburg, IL ∙ Palatine, ILFull Alert Message
Special Weather Statement National Weather Service Chicago/Romeoville IL 304 PM CDT Sat Oct 4 2025 ...Elevated Fire Danger on Sunday... The combination of unseasonably warm temperatures, low relative humidity, dry vegetation, and gusty south-southwesterly winds will lead to a heightened threat of brush fire ignition and spread on Sunday. Any fires that ignite may become difficult to control. Outdoor burning is strongly discouraged. Please heed any local burn bans. Take care to prevent the start of accidental fires when handling cigarettes or operating vehicles and farm equipment around dry vegetation or crops. Additionally, the gusty winds may cause dust from harvesting activities to be blown around, resulting in localized sharp visibility reductions. Motorists are thus advised to use caution when driving near farmland.
Technical Header
ILZ003>006-008-010>013-019>021-023-032-033-039-103>108-INZ001-002- 010-011-019-050800- Winnebago-Boone-McHenry-Lake IL-Ogle-Lee-De Kalb-Kane-DuPage- La Salle-Kendall-Grundy-Kankakee-Livingston-Iroquois-Ford- Northern Cook-Central Cook-Southern Cook-Northern Will- Southern Will-Eastern Will-Lake IN-Porter-Newton-Jasper-Benton- Including the cities of Rockford, Belvidere, Crystal Lake, Algonquin, McHenry, Woodstock, Waukegan, Buffalo Grove, Mundelein, Gurnee, Rochelle, Oregon, Byron, Dixon, DeKalb, Sycamore, Aurora, Elgin, Naperville, Wheaton, Downers Grove, Lombard, Carol Stream, Ottawa, Streator, La Salle, Mendota, Marseilles, Oswego, Yorkville, Plano, Morris, Coal City, Minooka, Kankakee, Bourbonnais, Bradley, Pontiac, Dwight, Fairbury, Watseka, Gilman, Paxton, Gibson City, Evanston, Des Plaines, Schaumburg, Palatine, Northbrook, Chicago, Cicero, Oak Lawn, Oak Park, La Grange, Calumet City, Oak Forest, Lemont, Orland Park, Park Forest, Joliet, Bolingbrook, Plainfield, Mokena, Channahon, Manhattan, Wilmington, Crete, Peotone, Beecher, Gary, Hammond, Merrillville, Portage, Valparaiso, Chesterton, Roselawn, Kentland, Morocco, Rensselaer, DeMotte, Fowler, and Oxford 304 PM CDT Sat Oct 4 2025 /404 PM EDT Sat Oct 4 2025/
